Your next problem will be finding the time to examine all your leads to discover which ones are worth pursuing or not. 

Let him know that his "rent" is behind $50 and you intend to continue with the eviction.Not sure why your lawyer would advise no contact if you haven't filed for eviction yet.I disagree with calling - especially these days.

Now, people may disagree with me here on this next point, but it might be okay for you to buy retail.What I mean is this.

My guru friend would disagree with my thought process... but that's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

I know some people disagree with me, but this is why I typically do not secure a new tenant or start showing a property until it is vacant.

If you have too many partners you will spend too much time communicating, agreeing and disagreeing etc. and wasting time.

(and I'm a huge Rich Dad fan, so I am not just disagreeing with him for fun.

I will support my family on the $40k/yr and the rest will go into paying off my rental properties which some of you will disagree with but I have done the numbers and evaluated my own risk tolerances with loans for rentals and decided for my family paying off the ones we have is the best course of action.SO..

I think you're ready to purchase a tax-deed the major down-fall is that too many foreign investors and small capital groups come in and buy the best properties near or above market value....There's a bunch of posts on tax-deeds its just you have to spend sometime  learning how to title examine (this is a key skill you will have to learn).1/2) These properties are being "foreclosed" by the local government - in general its state specific for instance in FL it is true they can be redeemed until the second before sale however after you're pretty much done for (however if its a valuable property and any of the previous owners in the chain of title have a bit of cash to throw around you'll be forced to defend yourself in court which can be pretty expensive).

Again, others might feel differently here.3) property level due diligence: (takes seconds to weeks per deal): here is where I drill in with the low-level details.a) pro forma popping: I examine all the assumptions, and see if they are overoptimistic or not.